RailPass questions for Central Europe
 

We are planning a 3 week trip in September to Hungary, Czech Republic and Poland. We have always rented cars and driven everywhere, but it seems a little pricey this time so we are considering the train. A 3-country 1 month pass (5 days of travel)is $244 for 1st class. But I can't seem to find answers to the following: can you use this pass for a night train, is there extra cost involved, is this a good way to go - is it worth it? When I sent an inquiry to them, they just said there would be an extra charge for the reservation. But I don't know how much or what that really means. The big drawback is giving up the travel to all the little out-of-the-way places, which we love. Any advice? Thanks

Hi gbs,

There is an extra fee for sleeping accomodations when you have a rail pass.

Beofre buying any passes, enter you itinerary at www.railsaver.com and click "only if it saves money".

Train schedules throughout Europe are at http://plannerint.b-rail.be/bin/quer...n?L=profi&

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Please do take the advice above about checking out whether this pass will actually save you money. I don't know how much prices have risen recently in those countries, but the rail tickets in those countries just a few years ago were very cheap. (Berths or couchettes on night trains are extra.)

Thank you. I did check it out and it will be a little cheaper to buy-as-we-go. Do you know how much extra it is to purchase the sleeping accomodations? I can't seem to find that info anywhere.

The following website may be of some help: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homep...e/pricestr.htm

Or go to www.euraide.com and click on "information".

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